Sorry you didn't get to strut your stuff during the 2009 World Series, Jason Bay, but oh so glad you went the distance during regular play. Congratulations on taking home the 2009 Silver Slugger Award; your outstanding offense (and .537 batting average) kept the Sox season sizzling from April through October.

Okay, so he's not a rookie. But he IS a comeback kid, the only Duke grad active in Major League Baseball and a new left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. So, he makes my ones-to-watch rookie list anyhow. His name ? Scott ...Okay, so he's not a rookie. But he IS a comeback kid, the only Duke grad active in Major League Baseball and a new left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. So, he makes my ones-to-watch rookie list anyhow. His name ? Scott Schoeneweis. Show us what you've got, Scott !

A close second to getting his picture taken with Wally (the Red Sox mascot), this blanket will make a young fan's season extra special. As the Sox are clearly hoping righty pitcher Casey Kelly will be doing for the Sox in 2010.

He may be enjoying balmy temps down in Florida now, but outfielder Ryan Westmoreland is going to have to steel himself for brisker weather once he starts the regular season with the Boston Red Sox. Boston's spring is notoriously ...He may be enjoying balmy temps down in Florida now, but outfielder Ryan Westmoreland is going to have to steel himself for brisker weather once he starts the regular season with the Boston Red Sox. Boston's spring is notoriously temperamental . . . although I am hoping that the team will anything but that during this anything-can-happen 2010 season.